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"Handicap" for Oday 192 ed21 at 12:05pm 09.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1163 I want to race my boat but nobody seems to have the Handicap? info.This is new to me and I have not
Block Swap Jimmy at 7:53am 09.03.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1089 Hello Sailors!I was just curious if there was a flea market style rigging swap here online or if pe
San Diego sailing Harry at 7:12am 09.03.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1144 I will be visiting San Diego in mid November, and would like to charter a mid 30's or so sailboat fo
Damaged boats Bob Deaton at 6:32am 09.03.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1147 I own and operate a full service boatyard in Oriental,N.C. I would like to make our services availa
Re. non-skid. Ed Schenck at 6:21am 09.03.04 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1294 It was great having Morrie visit my boat. He came all the way from Hawaii just to see Ladylove. We
Catalina Turnbuckles Tony Musker at 5:54am 09.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1033 Dear Catalina Owner,I have just purchased a 1994 Capri 26 - a beautiful boat. Can anyone help me
Blister Repair - Step SIX (FINAL) - Bottom paint Kevin in VT at 5:18am 09.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/967 All that's left is applying bottome paint.I removed the electrical tape before painting, so that th
Blister Repair - Step FIVE - Sanding barrier coat Kevin in VT at 5:09am 09.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/850 You're almost there!I lightly sanded the barrier coat with 100 grit paper, removing all orange pee
Blister Repair - Step FOUR - Rolling Barrier Coat Kevin in VT at 4:55am 09.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/784 This is a great place to be.Your baby is now healed.You've kicked some serious butt and toiled in
40 or 50 hp skivob at 4:49am 09.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/898 I am purchasing a 2004 26m. My co-helmspearson wants a 40 hp. I am not sure if I need a 50 hp. Will
Blister Repair - Step FOUR - Rolling Barrier Coat Kevin in VT at 4:49am 09.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/798 This is a great place to be.Your baby is now healed.You've kicked some serious butt and toiled in
Windlass H 40 JC at 4:23am 09.03.04 Big Boats 7/1835 Second time luck with this post, any thoughts on the best electric anchor windlass for the H40 ? Has
Steering Failure 600 Miles from Port. Suggestions? Rick D at 4:20am 09.03.04 Ask All Sailors 35/2231 Got a sailmail message from my friend who diverted to the Azores to lick his wounds and repair his j
Blister Repair - Step THREE - Sanding hull fare Kevin in VT at 4:00am 09.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/855 Ok, all your filled blisters have dried (good 12-18 hours). Time to start sanding them down. Again
Blister Repair - Step TWO - Filling the voids. Kevin in VT at 3:44am 09.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/829 I used The West System.They have a great book devoted to blister repair, and have years of research
Autopolit John Lochner at 3:40am 09.03.04 Big Boats 4/913 I have a 2000 , Hunter 380 and was looking for a recommendation for an Autopolit
Documentation JohnEh at 3:29am 09.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1243 I have a new boat which is documented. The application for documentation was filed and four months l
Windlass H 40 JC at 3:28am 09.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/686 Anyone installed an electric windlass in a H40? If so what type and how is it? Are you satisfied wi
Sea of Cortez Reudi Ross at 3:15am 09.03.04 Smaller Boats 2/889 Hello all, We're planning a trip to the sea of cortez next spring. Does anyone have a recommendation
Blister Repair - Step ONE - Remove bottom paint Kevin in VT at 2:45am 09.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1466 First of all, if you have the money, consider seriously getting a good boat yard to plane your hull

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What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? dlochner at 6:35am 08.20.20 My point being that people are never good at assessing their own skills. Hmmmm..... Interesting.
Battery Data GonzoF1 at 6:21am 08.20.20 Five years? Not bad, replace them. Last month, I just got six years, almost to the day, out of my
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? sailme88 at 6:16am 08.20.20 I found these on my John Deere tractor. Do you think that they would be good for the shroud/stay pi
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? sailme88 at 6:10am 08.20.20
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later Stu Jackson at 6:08am 08.20.20 Ken's right. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fuel-starvation-and-the-obscure-ball-check-v
Battery Data Stu Jackson at 6:06am 08.20.20 Five years? Not bad, replace them. Last month, I just got six years, almost to the day, out of my
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? sailme88 at 5:54am 08.20.20 making up definitions for made up terms is fun. 3x 365=1,095, so, 1,095 days (24hr days) at sea sh
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:37am 08.20.20 Personally I think you are crazy excepting racing experience as valid for cruising. I have met way t
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? shemandr at 5:30am 08.20.20 Too pointy for my taste. Now that you've brought up etouffee - we need a recipe!
Backstay Failure shemandr at 5:01am 08.20.20 In the photos the forestay/furler are overboard with the spool still in place on the bow. Looking a
Backstay Failure sailme88 at 4:43am 08.20.20 At our club we have our own hoist to step and unstep masts. The lack of knowledge of the rig on som
How do you store DougM at 4:31am 08.20.20 One of the few things I let the yard crew do is an annual oil change when the boat goes into storage
Backstay Failure Bob S at 4:03am 08.20.20 Looks like the forestay failed at the masthead.
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting wsconner at 4:02am 08.20.20 Sorc - thanks.. still feel like I'm learning, even though I've figured out a lot, so what ever I can
Backstay Failure Will Gilmore at 3:46am 08.20.20 I posted some photos and a description of how I found her. Is it not possible that when the backsta
Insulating our Hunter Fridge senang at 12:53am 08.20.20 If you want to improve the functioning of your fridge the other way to do this is by improving the a
Backstay Failure thetone at 12:49am 08.20.20 I haven't seen it yet. I pulled it out of the water and tied it up down. Hopefully the yard will ste
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 12:10am 08.20.20 What is the condition of the forestay? Did the wire rope part? Or did the upper pin come out?
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 08.19.20 Racor filter head could be fouled. That's what happened to my engine. I polished fuel, changed brand
Backstay Failure thetone at 11:03pm 08.19.20 Just to get a better picture of the situation here. It's a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. Just upgraded last ye

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